strontium

Reikšmė

1. The metallic chemical element (symbol Sr) with an atomic number of 38. It is a soft, reactive, silvery alkaline earth metal.
2. A single atom of this element.

Tariama kaip (IPA)

/ˈstɹɒn.ti.əm/

Etimologija

Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1808, after the earlier term strontianite, for the name of the Scottish town Strontian.